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Gordon A. Ulsh, age 61, was appointed a director on February 16, 2007. Since April 2005, Mr. Ulsh has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Exide Technologies (Exide), a company specializing in stored electrical energy products and services for industrial and transportation applications around the world. From 2001 until March 2005, Mr. Ulsh was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of FleetPride Inc., the nation's largest independent aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck parts. Prior to joining FleetPride, Mr. Ulsh worked with Ripplewood Equity Partners, providing analysis of automotive industry segments for investment opportunities. Earlier, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Federal-Mogul Corporation in 1999 and as head of its Worldwide Aftermarket Division in 1998. Prior to Federal-Mogul, he held a number of leadership positions with Cooper Industries, Inc., including Executive Vice President of its automotive products segment. Mr. Ulsh joined Wagner Brake and Lighting in 1983 as Vice President of Operations (Cooper acquired the company in 1985), following 16 years in manufacturing and engineering management at Ford Motor Company. He was recommended to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee by a third-party search firm retained by that Committee. | 